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China Launches Bid Process For Sanmen and Yangjiang Projects
China has Launched a call for bids Toward the construction of one pair of power units for
the country's Planned Sanmen nuclear power plant and a second pair of units for ITS
Planned Yangjiang plant – and involving vendor companies Areva, Westinghouse and Atomstroyexport

of Russia.

An Areva spokesman told NucNet that the 28th September announcement by the China

National Technical Export and Import Corp followed contact by the Chinese authorities approximately

two weeks earlier. He said that Areva, along with Westinghouse and Atomstroyexport

of Russia, had been invited to make an offer for a package of two-by-two pressurised

water reactor (PWR) nuclear steam-generation systems with a generating capacity

of at least 1,000 megawatts (MW) per unit.

Areva will offer to construct four 1,600MW European pressurised water reactors (EPRs).

However, the spokesman said Areva is also prepared to provide 1,000MW PWRs similar

to what it has delivered to China’s Ling Ao nuclear power plant – while saying Areva believes

China would like to have the option of the EPRs.

Westinghouse is expected to offer its AP1000 advanced reactor design – which received

final design approval by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission last month (see News

No. 179, 14th September 2004). There are currently two Russian-designed light water

VVER-1000 reactor units under construction at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s

eastern province of Jiangsu (see News in Brief No. 16, 2nd August 2004).

Meanwhile, the Areva spokesman specified that the invitation for bids within five months

was to provide only the nuclear islands for the four planned power units – while the Chinese

are considering providing the units’ conventional islands themselves.

The tender announcement was made on behalf of two utilities – the China National Nuclear

Corporation for Sanmen, in Zhejiang province, and China Guangdong Nuclear Power

Company for Yangjiang, in Guangdong province.

China’s state council (the cabinet) approved the construction of the first-phase of the

Sanmen plant this past July (see News No. 156, 28th July 2004). The Yangjiang project

was originally proposed in 1994 but was shelved for several years – and recommenced

with the beginning of preliminary works by 2003 (see News No. 255, 20th August 2003).



Source: Areva / Westinghouse

Editor: Dr Peter Bucher / Daniel MacIsaac





France Issues EPR Design Approval

The French government, through national nuclear regulator DGSNR, has issued design

approval for the 1,600-megawatt European pressurised water reactor (EPR) developed by

Framatome ANP.

DGSNR director-general André-Claude Lacoste made the announcement, on behalf of the

ministers for economy, finance and industry and for ecology and sustainable development,

in a 28th September letter to national utility Electricité de France. In part, the letter reads:

“At this stage of the examination of the EPR reactor project, we consider that the actual

safety options, including the recent developments of the containment building design, satisfy

in general the set goal for the general improvement in safety.”

In a press release, DGSNR stresses that the decision is the “definition of a technical pointof-

view” and “by no means a construction licence”.

The launch of the process leading to EPR construction in France was approved by the

EDF board this past June (see News No. 154, 23rd July 2004), and energy policy legislation

supporting the construction of a demonstration EPR unit has also been adopted by the

French National Assembly (see News No. 127, 2nd June 2004).

Source: DGSNR

Editor: Dr Peter Bucher / Daniel MacIsaac



‘Mox For Peace’ Plutonium Arrives At Cogema’s Cadarache Plant

Areva has announced that 140 kilograms of weapons-origin plutonium from the US arrived

at the Cogema Cadarache plant early this morning – transported by road under “optimum

safety conditions”.

The plutonium transport had arrived by ship at Cogema’s La Hague plant near Cherbourg

yesterday – before being transferred to a road container (see News in Brief No. 37, 7th

October 2004).

The plutonium will be used to fabricate fuel rods over a four-month period at the Cadarache

plant. Final assembly will be carried out at the Melox plant in Marcoule and the fuel

will be delivered to the US in early 2005 – and loaded as test mixed-oxide (MOX) assemblies

at unit one of the Catawba nuclear power plant, in South Carolina.

Source: Areva

Editor: Daniel MacIsaac





THE WORLD’S NUCLEAR NEWS AGENCY





Sweden’s Forsmarks Kraftgrupp Board Approves Power Increase

The board of directors of Sweden’s Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB announced on 7th October

the decision to approve a 275 million US dollar (USD) project to increase the power of its

Forsmark nuclear power plant between 2008 and 2010.

Increasing the thermal power of the three reactors at Forsmark will raise the electrical output

by 410 megawatts (MW). The power plant’s production capacity will then increase by

3.3 terawatt hours (TWh) – corresponding to almost the entire annual electricity demand of

Uppsala County, where the plant is located.

Forsmarks Kraftgrupp said: “The decision to raise the power is based on forecasts indicating

that the demand for electricity will increase.”

Before it is possible to proceed with the project – worth 2 billion Swedish crowns (SEK)

(USD 275 million) – the authorities must grant a licence. In addition, Forsmark must consult

with local residents and other stakeholders.

Last month, Forsmark announced that recent modifications – worth approximately SEK

500 million – had increased the capacity of Forsmark-3 power unit by 30MW and its annual

output by approximately 0.245TWh (see News No. 171, 3rd September 2004). Forsmarks

Kraftgrupp also said at the time that similar modification work was also planned for

Forsmark-1 and -2.

Sweden’s 11 operational nuclear units generated a total of 65TWh of electricity in 2003 –

and a 49.2% share of Sweden’s overall electricity production (see News No. 21, 23rd January

2004).

Source: Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB

Editor: Daniel MacIsaac



AECL Marks Start of Commissioning Process At Romania’s Cernavoda-2 Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) announced yesterday that it has initiated the

commissioning process on the second Candu 6 unit at Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear

power plant.

The company said the commissioning milestone for Cernavoda-2 was celebrated with the

energising of the main service transformer and associated switchgear. A ceremony commemorating

the event was attended by Canadian senator Peter Stollery, chairman of the Canadian Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and Dr Ken Petrunik, AECL’s chief operating

officer – who said: “We are extremely pleased with the work and the progress that has

been made in such a short period of time.”

AECL said the current phase of the project, which began in March 2003 and is scheduled

for completion in March 2007, was approximately 74% complete by 1st October (see News

No. 334, 18th October 2002). Over the next two years, construction and commission will

be completed on numerous plant systems, including fuel loading of the 655-megawatt

Candu 6 power unit, initial start-up and connection to the grid for an in-service target of early

2007.

Cernavoda-2 is the second in a series of five third-generation Candu 6 power units that

began construction at Cernavoda in the early 1980s. Cernavoda-1 has been operating

since 1996. Completion of the plant’s second Candu 6 unit will bring Romania’s share of

nuclear power to 15%.

Earlier this year, the European Commission approved a 223.5 million-euro loan for the

completion of Cernavoda-2 and for safety-upgrade measures (see News No. 76, 31st

March 2004). Earlier this month, the Romanian government announced it is actively looking

for companies to act as a partner in completing the Cernavoda-3 project – which is

worth nearly 1 billion US dollars and which is aiming to have a 700MW-class Candu 6

power unit connected to the grid in 2011 (see News No. 190, 4th October 2004).

This weekend’s activities in Bucharest and ceremony at Cernavoda were dedicated to

Romanian-Canadian-Italian cooperation in nuclear in general. Ansaldo Energia Spa of Italy

is partnered with AECL in managing the engineering, procurement, construction and

commissioning processes of the Cernavoda-2 project – and AECL and Ansaldo have also

been selected as consultants on the Cernavoda-3 project (see Business News No. 27,

27th May 2004).

Source: AECL / Nuclearelectrica / Romanian Nuclear Energy Association

Editor: Daniel MacIsaac





Taiwanese Journalism Professor Wins ‘2004 WIN Award’

Journalism professor Dr Ying-chun Hsieh of Taiwan’s National Chengchi University has

been awarded the 2004 WIN (Women in Nuclear) Award – in recognition of her “outstanding

achievement in promoting the communication of science, including nuclear energy,

with the general public using plain, easy-to-understand language, and for her strong

and persistent support and advocate of nuclear power”.

Presenting the award during a ceremony at the Taipower Building in Taipei on 1st October

was WIN association global president Junko Ogawa, accompanied by three other delegates

from WIN Japan. A forum titled “Nuclear Power Issues and Public Education” followed – and was jointly

conducted by WIN Taiwan, a branch of WIN Global, and the Regulations and Education

Committee of the Chung-Hwa Nuclear Society.

Established in 1993, WIN Global is an international association of women and men working

professionally in the fields of nuclear energy and radiation application, and who are

willing to devote time to public information (see Insider No. 7, 3rd February 1993). The association

has more than 2000 members in 60 countries. WIN Taiwan, headed by Jenny Lai

of Taipower, and WIN Japan are two of the 26 national WIN groups under the umbrella of

WIN Global.

Ms Ogawa, executive communicator with the Japan Atomic Power Company and founder/

president of WIN Japan, was elected new WIN Global president during the 12th WIN

Global annual meeting – held in Tokyo in May 2004. She succeeded Dr. Annick Carnino,

who retired from the International Atomic Energy Agency as director for nuclear safety more

than one year ago. The two other past presidents of WIN Global are Agneta Rising, vice

president of Vattenfall AB, Sweden, and Dr. Irene Aegerter, commissioner of the Swiss

Federal Nuclear Safety Commission (KSA) (see Insider No. 30.2, 6th September 2000 and

Insider No. 12.2, 2nd June 1999).

Source: WIN Taiwan / WIN Global

Editor: Daniel MacIsaac





News in Brief / No. 40 / 12th October 2004





Russia’s Leningrad-1 Restarted

Unit one of Russia’s Leningrad nuclear power plant – stopped in December 2003 when its

30-year design operational lifetime came to an end – was restarted on 8th October at minimum

controlled power.

Leningrad-1’s restart became possible following a comprehensive modernisation process,

which took place over several years (see News in Brief No. 7, 8th July 2004). Russian utility

Rosenergoatom said: “Complex equipment maintenance was performed at the unit, along

with the installation of the newest in safety systems.”

Following inspections, Russia’s Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear

Supervision has approved continued operation of Leningrad-1. Currently, the reactor circuit

is being heated up, after which the necessary tests and calculations will be performed

and further power increases will begin in order to connect the unit to the grid.

Leningrad-1 is a 925-megawatt RBMK-1000 power unit, which first provided power to the

grid in 1973.

Source: Rosenergoatom / Nuclear Society of Russia

Editor: Daniel MacIsaac





Slovakia Approves ENEL's Bid For Slovak Electricity Stake

The Slovak cabinet on 6th October approved Italian power utility ENEL’s bid to buy a 66%

stake in Slovak Electricity, plc (SE) – as part of the privatisation process of Slovakia’s state-

owned utility – and said negotiations with the Slovak Economy Ministry would begin.

The announcement followed the naming of ENEL last month as the “preferred strategic investor”

by the Economy Ministry’s privatisation-advisory committee – and an ENEL bid for

the stake of 33.7 billion Slovak crowns (840 million euros) (see News No. 180, 14th September

2004).

SE operates Slovakia’s six VVER-440 power units – two each at the Bohunice V-1 and -2

nuclear power plant and two at Mochovce power plant – as well as hydropower and thermal-

power plants. But the utility’s privatisation also involves the completion of the construction

of units three and four at Mochovce (see NucNet News No. 134, 17th June

2004). A related question for Slovakia and SE involves the scheduled closures of Bohunice-1 in

2006 and Bohunice-2 in 2008 – as agreed under the terms of the country’s entry into the

EU. Slovak economy minister Pavol Rusko has said that – taking shared safety systems

into account – the two units should be shut down together, and preferably in 2008.

Source: Slovak Nuclear Society

Editor: Daniel MacIsaac





UKAEA Reduces Dounreay Clean-up Timescale And Costs

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announced yesterday “substantial reductions”

in the forecast timescale and cost of decommissioning its former experimental reactor at

Dounreay.

Completion of the programme has been accelerated to 2036 and the undiscounted cost

reduced from 3.695 billion British pounds (GBP) to GBP 2.695 billion.

UKAEA also announced that it has cut the estimated cost of the clean-up of all its nuclear

sites across the UK by almost one-third. UKAEA said that the revised forecasts are contained

in long-range plans submitted to the UK government and regulatory bodies in

preparation for the launch next April of the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (see

News No. 324, 2nd December 2003).

UKAEA said: “Breakthroughs have been achieved by bringing forward reactor decommissioning

– avoiding the need to build new facilities by shortening the lifetimes for which existing

facilities need to operate, introducing parallel working, integrating projects into sitewide

programmes with shared facilities, and cost-effective treatment of fuels. Recent reductions

in infrastructure costs have also allowed UKAEA to put more resources into frontline

decommissioning. Staffing requirements have been revised downwards and annual

expenditure projections have been adjusted in line with revised spending guidelines set by

the government.”

In the spring of 2004, UKAEA announced it was accelerating the decommissioning of its

sites by up to two-thirds than previously planned (see News No. 81, 5th April 2004).

Source: UKAEA

Editor: Daniel MacIsaac

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MARGHERITA OF THE RECIPE FOR ENERGY

LA RICETTA DELLA MARGHERITA PER L’ENERGIA

TABACCI SUL NUCLEARE E BERSANI SULLA RICERCA



" more innovation, more liberalization, more clean energy," these are the three pillars on which rest the
Margaret's proposals for reform of energy policy
submitted in early September (see Relay 3 / 9) and the center of a conference held yesterday in Rome (see
Relay 9 / 10).
claims of Margaret were summarized by the intervention of the application of the party responsible
Energy, Gianni Vernetti, which drew, among other things, attention to the need to complete the liberalization
even going to reduce the position still
the dominant former monopolies. In the case of electricity, the solution could be remedied
suggests Daisy, through the sale of Genco IV. Hardly
this proposal could lead to benefits, responded from the stage of the conference
responsible for Institutional Affairs of the electric SpA, Massimo Romano. "Not only," said Romano
, a Genco IV would further reduce the size of one of the few national
operators can compete on the European market, but would not even
reduce costs. And 'it "obvious" that the MW may be sold
converted to combined cycle gas and coal as Enel in the programs. The idea of \u200b\u200banother
Genco does not convince even the chairman of the Committee on Production, Bruno Tabacci
, so that it could be a subject of study for the future, but certainly not
now that you are making the placement of the third tranche. Puff
are other roads to beat to lower energy costs in Italy, all action
the fuel mix with a serious shot in consideration of nuclear power. In this regard
, the exponent of the UDC has been asked why, the Senate, it was decided to remove from the text of the Bill Marzano
specification that Italian companies have been able to operate nuclear
abroad. The idea, he stressed, is far from peaceful view
the ambiguity of the referendum question on nuclear power.
Vernetti he hoped that Italy will face a "real technological leap,"
investing in renewable, hydrogen and fuel cells. On this we agree with the person responsible is found
Economics Ds, Pierluigi Bersani. Our country, he said, should be
"exporter and importer of technology." But the situation of research is very exciting
, as shown by Aeneas. These centers, he added Bersani,
must maintain their independence. Several times we have witnessed instead
policy choices that will take a step meetings, the research "has done to make it three." (RM)

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CAORSO NOT WANT MORE 'DEPOSIT

REGIONS: ER; nuclear FI, CAORSO NOT WANT MORE 'DEPOSIT
Francesconi, WANTED BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING


(ANSA) - Bologna, 12 October - The City of Caorso after the change result from the election of directors in June last
, does not want more 'nuclear waste :
emphasizes the Regional Councillor Louise Francesconi (Fi), in
a question, after the decision of the Province of Piacenza
that, on September 14 last year,''the
approved construction of a radioactive material near the nuclear power plant
Caorso
the scope of 6749 square meters.''
the Regional Council asked if the 'current administration of the City of
Caorso (Piacenza) to''melt
by commitments from the previous one,''because'''l '
current mayor has expressed, on behalf of the majority,
the contrariety 'to the implementation of' work.'' Francesconi
also pointed out that the same province had been initially agreed with the
's view current mayor. Councillor Fi
also wants to know what are the criteria for the construction of
deposit and details of materials that should
welcome. According Francesconi, finally, to build a warehouse in
Caorso could prolong the time of creation of single national
site, for which the region has more 'times
urged the Government.

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NUCLEAR EMERGENCY St. Petersburg, CLOSED REACTOR

St. Petersburg, October 11 - emergency at a nuclear plant near St. Petersburg, where one of the reactors and
'closed automatically after the onset of
technical problems. local sources said the Russian Ministry for Civil Defense, that the shutdown of the reactor
back yesterday, and was followed by a sudden and drastic decrease of
poitenza plant. The sources assured that there were no radiation leaks
nearby. An investigation on the event and 'in progress, and meanwhile the
reactor will remain' firm.

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NATO: NUCLEAR PROGRAMME DE HOOP SCHEFFER WORRIED NATO

- BERLIN, 7 October -
The NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, visiting Berlin, and 'said
concerned about Iran's nuclear program.
De Hoop Scheffer announced that the Alliance level
Parliamentary Assembly, will address' the problem but
that NATO has no plans, however, to act upon it.
During his visit to Berlin, the Secretary-General 's
Alliance has had meetings with Defence Minister Peter Struck
and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. Also
de Hoop Scheffer and 'also met with the leader of the SPD
Franz Muentefering and leader of the opposition CDU Angela Merkel
.
In statements to reporters, said that the problem of Iran's nuclear program and
'attention
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA. This, in a resolution,
has called on Iran to cease all efforts to
the production of enriched uranium,
premise for the construction of the atomic bomb.
The Minister Fischer and 'say more' worried
times of nuclear policy in Tehran.
De Hoop Scheffer also praised the commitment of
German Bundeswehr in Afghanistan and Kosovo. About
both missions, the general secretary of the
urged a more 'close cooperation between NATO and the UN.

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IRAN: NUCLEAR DE HOOP SCHEFFER

SECRETARY-GENERAL IN BERLIN, STRUCK AND MEETINGS WITH FISCHER

BERLIN, 7 October -
The NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, visiting Berlin, and 'said
concerned about the nuclear program Iran. De Hoop Scheffer announced that the Alliance level
Parliamentary Assembly, will address' the problem but
that NATO has no plans, however, to act upon it.
During his visit to Berlin, the Secretary-General 's
Alliance has had meetings with Defence Minister Peter Struck
and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. Also
de Hoop Scheffer and 'also met with the leader of the SPD
Franz Muentefering and leader of the opposition CDU Angela Merkel
.
In statements to reporters, said that the problem of Iran's nuclear program and
'attention
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA. This, in a resolution,
has called on Iran to cease all efforts to produce enriched uranium
,
premise for the construction of the atomic bomb.
The Minister Fischer and 'say more' worried
times of nuclear policy in Tehran.
De Hoop Scheffer also praised the commitment of
German Bundeswehr in Afghanistan and Kosovo. About
both missions, the general secretary of the
urged a more 'close cooperation between NATO and the UN.

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WORRIED ABOUT IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM: Khatami, IAEA grants rights

BETWEEN TWO WEEKS IS THE FILE OPENS IN VIENNA
(ANSA-AFP) - TEHRAN, 28 August - The presidnete Iran's Mohammed Khatami
ask today that the UN agency for nuclear safety
recognizes the right of the Islamic Republic
enrichment of uranium for civilian uses. ''We hope that the negotiations which have led to the logical solution
lead us to recognize our right to enrich
peaceful (uranium) and to be accepted into the club
''of countries that carry on this road,
Khatami said during a news conference.''
''Then, there will be problems,''between Iran and IAEA
assured the Iranian leader.
In two weeks, the UN agency should reopen the
Iranian dossier in Vienna.


(ANSA-AFP) - TEHRAN, Aug 28 -''The Iranian issue will not
'closed in September,''Khatami admitted,''but their attitude will determine
' in our future.'' However, he added
the Iranian president,''many problems were solved
, the Iranian dossier can 'be closed.'' It seems, still has
said that''the next report (IAEA)
could be positive.''
''We want to bring nuclear technology to produce enriched uranium
3.5%'', far from
needs' military, said Khatami, adding
that Iran wants nothing more''and 'our right and nobody can'
deprived of this technology.''
Khatami has therefore stressed the will 'of his country to cooperate
''than with the IAEA, the Europeans and others.''
''We are against, has made it clear, in any
tensions and the fact that our dossier is sent to the Security Council''
UN, as they would like the Americans.
We will do everything possible''to reach an agreement acceptable to us and other
.''

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ENRICHED URANIUM NUCLEAR GB, FOREIGN WASTE STORED IN ENGLAND NUCLEAR

(AP) - LONDON, Aug 31 - Thousands of cubic meters of nuclear waste from nine

foreign countries are buried in concrete tanks in two towns in Cumbria, northern England
. The Guardian reveals today
denouncing the false promises that the government had instead agreed not to store such waste from a foreign
.
contracts between British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL), the
companies' state-controlled
that handles the processing of radioactive materials, and foreign governments (including the Italian
) provide that the waste will return to their senders
after being processed in some central
UK to allow storage. According to inside sources
the Ministry of Trade and Industry which
and 'responsible for BNFL, the government would
London recently changed course on the issue
allowing the retention of foreign waste stored at Sellafield and Drigg
. In total there are 20 in Britain
nuclear sites.

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: Saluda, ONE YEAR OLD CONTROVERSY

RUBBIA, a possible world catastrophe
Rome, August 29 - (Adnkronos) - Tanks 'expired', geographical location
at risk, slow start-up time and waste
Security experts split on the technology. The controversy over the Saluda waste
of the roots of time. Cosi 'in 2001
a committee report 'rap' Enea, Ente
for New Technologies, Energy and Environment led by Carlo Rubbia
for the management of nuclear sites Vercelli,''one of the most '
dangerous of Italy'''. More than 1500 m / c
irradiated fuel in the system of Eurex, aged 35 years, and 1250 m / c deposit for
Avogadro still waiting
sending abroad of radioactive material for reprocessing. And in the middle of the Dora Baltea
and an aqueduct that supplies much of the Piedmont.
Just the flooding of Dora in 2000 had highlighted the
''inaffidabilita 'structural'' Eurex plants and Avogadro,
used for reprocessing and storage of radioactive material
, and now inactive, pending final action for
made safe. ''A possible global catastrophe
''he warned, then the Nobel Prize Rubbia
Commissioner Enea. Above all, the real problem was the Eurex
because of the presence of liquid in her womb
highly radioactive and in close contact with the ground water. A delicate situation seen
the old system, due
technique in 2005.



Since '97 Enea had tried to remedy with
the initiation of a process of experimentation for the construction of a new plant
solidification of the irradiated fuel,
through vitrification. The constant references to procedures
implementation forced the Commission to express''strong disagreement with the policy
Enea to offer solutions
not yet experienced ', and to require the company to solidify liquid waste
high activity' within 2005. Meanwhile
the plant was taken over by Sogin of General Carlo Jean
.
But the controversy had begun earlier. From 87, to coincide with the referendum on nuclear power, associations and trade unions organized
protest actions and awareness,
also worried by the national authorizing the discharge of radioactive substances in the Dora
from normal activities
'facilities. In 88 an agreement was signed with the British BNFL
to transfer solid waste to the Avogadro
Sellafield for treatment. The 13 monthly trips convoys
'Blind' and escorted, but 'can not start before 2002 to
security problems. Ready protests from environmentalists,
concerned about the danger of transportation and
a procedure that is called''politics''of the facade, since the return of materials in Italy
and the fact that 50% of the fuel will remain radioactive
'still in the tanks of Avogadro.

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NUCLEAR Saluggia SCANZANO HOW? E 'CONTROVERSY ON NUCLEAR WASTE

UNIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS WITH TOO MANY temporary storage
(Luke Zanfei)
Rome, August 29 - (Adnkronos) - A 'Scanzano North' to
Saluda, in Piedmont? In the small town of Vercelli
unions and environmentalists are sharpening their weapons against the decision of the Extraordinary Commissioner
for nuclear emergencies and Sogin,
General Carlo Jean, to 'fix' 250 cubic meters of fuel
highly radioactive, one of the sites more 'dangerous for Italy, according to a survey
Parliament, in''provisional''tanks. Just in these days
Sogin, national nuclear safety authority, issued an order
from 'off the field. ''Both the Ministry of
Activities' Productive that the Environment Agency have requested
the safety of a structure bunkerizzata
these materials, stored in deposits older than 40 years,''said Sogin
justifying what by some is called a real
their 'blitz'. arguments, Sogin those that do not convince
unions and environmentalists. The risk of terrorist attacks''and 'motivation
a ridiculous and' frivolous 'and' the solution of urgency''Comella said Giorgio
responsible for energy-CGIL Piemonte. Along the same lines
the regional manager for the energy of
Legambiente, Giampiero Godio who speaks of''façade solution,
to show that you're doing something.''


The Sogin, moreover, 'accused of''failing
keeping my word.'' ''We were told in a very short time
would build a plant to secure this material
forever through
solidification of liquid fuel. Instead Comella-look-
have decided to create only temporary tanks, and only later,
to solidify the waste.'' An expenditure ''useless''even according Godio, 'cause we create structures
''destined to become relics
highly dangerous and difficult to rehabilitate.'' ''I do not understand 'cause you can not start before
a solidification process, perhaps more' complex, but certainly more 'decisive and sure''he adds.
According to the indictment, in addition, the site will rise again '
in an area with high landslide risk for the possible flooding of
Dora. But above all it is feared the vulnerability 'of the aquifers.
''Just a loss, a drop on the ground to trigger a catastrophe''warns
Comella. ''It's not 'underestimate the presence
a few miles of the aqueduct that supplies much of the Piedmont
Godio''adds. Instant replication of which is Sogin
know how''in those areas where there is no constraint. Even
the Authority 'of the pelvis and' favor.''


the same town of Saluda
expresses some discomfort for an order imposed from above''that''in fact destroys the
no administration in the construction of reservoirs in an area off limits in
plan. ''Do we have to follow the guidelines of
- Franco Barbero says the mayor - even if
that was not the right place. However I have asked guarantees
Sogin and realize they have positive responses.''
The basis of the protest there are also fears that the troubled
process to identify a single national repository for nuclear waste
, can offer the 'excuse' to only develop the
old sites. The case Scanzano ''- explains Godio -
shows how it is difficult to convince people to accept a site that is
collect nuclear waste coming from outside. Here at Saluggia
we lived together for twenty years, now we need to solve the most 'early
the problem. If this ordinance is not amended, it will be 'confirms that the
Sogin wants to postpone the solution.'' Even more 'direct
Comella: as the exponent of the path identified by the CGIL
Sogin likely to postpone indefinitely''an absolutely urgent
'':''There is not' the real intention 'to give final solution
the problem. They want to leave everything as it is'. We demand clarity.''


A worry is also the time of the transaction:''
General Jean has informed us that the construction of new storage
can not 'be at least a year. We - even remarked
Comella - we would welcome a dialogue beyond the 'order
militaristic style, to create record time of implantation
solidification''. The nodes will come to roost in the coming days.
There are already 'been demonstrations in Trino, Saluda, Vercelli.
Assemblies, sit in, meetings of awareness. Since 87
associations and trade unions have sought to involve the population
on the nuclear issue. For now I
mass mobilizations:''I think in August
excessive and we must first assess the reasons for Sogin.
without adjustments, are ready to summon the people''stresses
Godio. Along the same lines as for the CGIL Piemonte
now prefers the strategy of dialogue''to clarify'', but not exclude other initiatives
more 'sensational. And the City 'want satisfaction':''We host
nuclear power for 20 years without there ever complained.
now - says the mayor Barbero - asking for compensation from
use preventive health care, the upgrading of the environmental heritage
and initiatives to impact business partner.
also will try to work on technological innovation with the creation of
sites sites, in collaboration with Sogin.''


For now, however, 'information
intervention seems more' urgent''to avoid unnecessary alarm
''said the mayor of Saluda. We'' Sogin, asked the states to place the order
-Barbero also the commitment to action
widespread public information, which will involve print,
associations, institutions and the same''Sogin. The purpose and 'what
to involve the population in the analysis of the problem,
' empowering the company 'General Jean'. Cosi 'on 8 September are ready
technical meetings with the Environment Committee
associations and unions, and the end of October, will be summoned
public and press''for accurate information on initiatives
intraprese''spiega the mayor. Absolutely agree
environmental organizations
and unions that will move with their characteristics common strategy:''The first of September we will explain the ideas in
Commission announced almost-chorus-Comella and Godio
in the meantime we will continue to communicate and raise awareness with public meetings and
debates.''

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: RANCH, Enel undertakes FOR SAFETY NUCLEAR ENERGY IN EAST EUROPE

Rome, August 28 - (Adnkronos) - Nuclear power can '
be an antidote to the high cost of bills of Italians''only in the very long period
''but right now companies like Enel degrees can work in this area in Europe, to make more 'safe plants.
Pippo Ranci, already 'president of' Energy electricity and gas
and professor of economics, spoke well 'in the controversy over
return to nuclear power as a possible antidote to the high cost of energy.
''For Italy it is not to say yes or no atom.
The question should be viewed in a new way: if our country wants to be
consistent with the choices made, should do more 'in
conversion of obsolete plants in Eastern Europe.
argued, would be heard-Ranch-kick home from the atom
our judging a risk and then left undisturbed to
our borders.'' For Ranci should also strengthen research on nuclear
secure.



(Adnkronos) - The former president Authority is said therefore support the efforts on programs of study and also a commitment on nuclear Enel abroad to make more 'secure central Europe''today that create a risk for us.''
How to clean energy, wind power through the exploitation of solar energy photovoltaic
,
great challenge for our future,''Ranci need work better and more ', making some better point
mechanisms such as green certificates that are
still very lame.''
In the opinion of Ranchi, in fact,''as
renewables are the energy saving: do not make miracles in the short term but
-underscores - with strength to carry on with tenacity,
some good results coming.''

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, SOUTH KOREA, we have no plans ATOMIC WEAPONS

ENRICHED URANIUM TEST EXPERIMENT Extemporaneous
(AP) - SEOUL, 3 September - The day of admission to
surprise test taken in the past to enrich uranium, the
South Korea has not officially declared today
have any nuclear weapons program and that uranium from some
its scientists in 2000 was a byproduct of tests conducted
to separate materials using a laser.

NUCLEAR SOUTH KOREA, we have no plans ATOMIC WEAPONS
(ANSA) - SEOUL, 3 SET -''It 'was a test - said to journalists
Oh Joon, director general of the Ministry of Foreign
for relations with international organizations -
fundamentally different from those conducted by Iran and Korea
North and no breach of the Non-Proliferation
.
The experiment was not intended to obtain enriched uranium and e '
was an isolated case and impromptu. The equipment was dismantled
few months later and the government and '
only recently been informed by the scientists involved. For our part we
immediately informed the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA).''
's statements came Oh
while a group of IAEA inspectors began testing in South Korea to determine what happened and whether
violanzione
clauses of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation nucelare.
''calm''We are absolutely confirmed
other unofficial sources deny that the revelations could affect adversely the
six-party talks to resolve the crisis triggered by
nuclear ambitions of North Korea and
his secret plan for enrichment uranium.
Admissions in Seoul were still created
embarrassment among the allies, principally the United States and Japan. If the admissions are
'' confermate, si tratta di un fatto

deplorevole'', aveva detto stamani il portavoce ufficiale del

governo giapponese Hiroyuki Sonoda.

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04/09/2004 USA - Court of Appeal refused the request on Yucca Mountain

IN ENGLISH

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Court Ruling Adds To Setbacks For Yucca Mountain Application

A US court has turned down a request to reconsider its recent decision on the

compliance standard for the planned used fuel repository at Yucca Mountain in the state

of Nevada.

The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia refused without comment a request

by the US Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) to reconsider a decision made in July on the

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) compliance standard for Yucca Mountain [see News

in Brief No. 24, 24th August 2004 and Feature No. 5, 4th August 2004].

In its 9th July ruling, the court said that EPA’s standard improperly deviated from a

recommendation by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) that the compliance period

during which the repository design must be able to limit the release of radionuclides within

several kilometres of the site should encompass a period beyond 10,000 years.

In a separate decision announced on 31st August, a pre-licensing hearing board of the Atomic

Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) of the country’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

unanimously ruled that the electronic database required for the Department of Energy’s (DOE)

licence application was seriously flawed. The decision effectively “stopped the clock” on the

licence application process.

By law, the DOE must post the database on NRC’s web-based Licensing Support Network

(LSN) six months before the NRC can docket (formally register) the licence application.

Docketing officially starts the licensing process and the LSN submission must contain virtually

all submissions on which the DOE intends to base its application. The three-member ASLB

panel ruled that the submission to the LSN was not complete. The NRC said it plans to make

the entire decision available on its website (http://hlwehd.nrc.gov/Public_HLW_EHD/home.asp).

A link to the decision has already been posted on the website of a US environmental group,

Public Citizen (www.citizen.org/pressroom). Click on the Yucca Mountain press release and the

link is currently available at the end of that document.

The ASLB’s decision was based on a 12th July motion filed by the state of Nevada, which made

a number of accusations against the DOE including that it failed to make all of its documentary

material available.

The DOE responded to the charges on 22nd July, “asserting that its certification and

documentary production fully complied with the regulations”, but the ASLB said DOE’s

arguments were “without merit”. The ASLB concluded: “That because of the incompleteness of

its (DOE’s) document review and production, the many years in which DOE has had to gather

and produce its documents, and the fact that the date of production was effectively within DOE’s

control, DOE’s document production on 30th June 2004 did not satisfy its obligation to make, in

good faith, all of its documentary material available (in line with federal regulations).”

The board pointed out that in its certification, DOE stated it had made available 2,090,474

documents. Of these, approximately half were available with full text and headlines, and the

other half were only headlines, with no text. Only about 500,000 documents had actually been

placed on the official LSN server; the rest were available only on DOE’s own web site. The

board also found that a large number of documents were missing from both web sites.





Court Ruling Adds To Setbacks For Yucca Mountain Application

The DOE has not yet publicly responded to the ASLB ruling.

NRC spokeswoman Sue Gagner told NucNet that the DOE has 10 days to appeal the ASLB

ruling to the NRC, or the NRC commissioners could decide to review the decision independently

of an appeal. (Only three members currently are sitting on the five-member Commission that

heads the NRC. These three commissioners will be the ones to consider any appeal.

The commissioners will decide whether they want to review the decision and how they want to

do it, said Ms Gagner. They could refuse to consider an appeal (leaving the ASLB decision in

place); they could review the decision based on the material presented to the ASLB, or they

could call for additional information from the DOE, the state of Nevada, or others. If they review

the ASLB decision, the commissioners are not required to decide by a specific time.

The NEI’s director of media relations, Steve Kerekes, told NucNet that the ASLB decision

“should have no adverse effect on the current schedule for submitting a licence application by

the end of the year”. He said the public will still “have at least six months to review all

documents, since the licence application wouldn’t be docketed for at least six months” after

DOE’s LSN submission is certified.

However, Steve Frishman of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects disagreed, saying that the

regulations are clear in stipulating that DOE is required to make its LSN database available “no

later than six months in advance of submitting its licence application”.

The NRC is headed by five commissioners appointed by the US president and confirmed by the

Senate for five-year terms. One of them is designated by the president to be the chairman and

official spokesman of the Commission. Only three commissioners, including the chairman, are

sitting at present.

The ASLB conducts hearings for the Commission and performs other regulatory functions as

authorised by the Commission. ASLB comprises a chief administrative judge (chairman), three

associate chief administrative judges, and a varying number of other administrative law judges

(15 at present) who serve on the three-member ASLB panels to decide licensing and other

issues. The ASLB panel on LSN certification was chaired by associate chief judge Thomas

Moore, and included judges Alex Karlin and Alan Rosenthal.



Sources: U.S. correspondent NucNet Thecla Fabian / ASLB / NRC / AS /
Various Editor: John Shepherd

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IN EU: NUCLEAR; PROPOSALS READY BRUSSELS, GREEN

TOMORROW European Commissioner De Palacio
this package (ANSA) - Brussels, 7 September - The Commission European
will present 'tomorrow two directives on the security of nuclear material in
and treatment of waste. initiative strongly criticized by the Green Group in the European Parliament.
''This is a new package that takes into account both
the positions of the European Parliament that those countries
States,''he explained today spokesman
EU Commissioner for Transport and Energy, Loyola de Palacio, who drew up the package that will
'announced tomorrow. The spokesman
and 'refused to go into further details
explaining that the contents of the proposal will'
revealed only tomorrow.
Nevertheless ', the initiative of Commissioner and English'
been harshly criticized by the European Greens have called
a''caricature''of European legislation and called on other members of the College
EU not to become''
ridiculous''and not to support the initiative to de Palacio.
The package will deal with 'issues rather delicate. First
one place on the financing of decommissioning of nuclear
into disuse.
The Commission will propose 'a
''calendar''within which member countries must
find sites for the disposal of nuclear waste.
a very sensitive issue that threatens to create tensions between governments
Europe and the European parliament.
Finally, the two directives deal with the updating of the current node

European system for assessing the safety of nuclear installations.
Recalling that''just two months ago''
governments have rejected a similar proposal for reform of European legislation on the nuclear
, Greens argue that the new attempt
de Palacio will put 'in serious trouble' again next
European Commission to be in place 'in November.
''De Palacio - stuck in a statement
Green MEP Claude Turmes - has no qualms about poisoning the life of the future Commission
leaving behind a legislative proposal
that, at present, has no hope of going
forward''. Greens criticized in particular the proposals
on nuclear waste, according to the European group,''
you can earn in the real atomic dustbins
''not only in third countries such as Russia, but also
within the European Union.

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NUCLEAR ATTACK: A TORTOLI LEGAMBIENTE ONLY CONFUSION AND ALARMS

ROME, 7 September - ''Legambiente
seems to have a single strategy: to create confusion and alarm. If it is not 'so',
then try to be constructive and tell us all where we
dispose of nuclear waste and normal ones.''
Cosi 'Undersecretary for Environment, Roberto Tortoli (Florence), back on the comparison distance between the government and environmentalists
on energy issues and the nuclear issue in particular that
and' opened at the International Workshop on
decommissioning nuclear
agencies organized by the EU and UN in Rome until 10 September.
''environmentalists against nuclear thunder -
Tortoli said in a statement - but say nothing of the approaches to
our doorstep and the fact that we are forced to buy from other countries
high-cost nuclear power. Even
Legambiente - Tortoli states - and 'aware that it is' urgent
the creation of a repository for nuclear waste
second category. On this there must be no doubts. For the rest
, my proposal of the bicameral - highlights
Secretary - was aimed at creating a spirit of cooperation between
center right and center left, to solve a problem that does not

must fall in the grip of political opposition.''
It matters more 'general. ''The President of Legambiente
Silk - continues Tortoli - knows that the problem
energy and 'the result of an irresponsible policy of
past.'' Environmentalists should''tell us what they want and
WHAT 'to their national interests. They want
electrical energy - continues the Secretary - but criticized the government for the decree
central unlocks and then talk about renewable energy
, but against the wind 'cause
spoils the landscape. They preach in the waste sector - says
Tortoli - separate collection,
arise against the landfill, but an obstacle to bringing the latest generation of incinerators
.'' (ANSA).

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NUCLEAR plutonium from U.S. to France, GREENPEACE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 - Greenpeace warns
the environmental organization noted the risks of transporting
a load of 150 kilograms of plutonium in powder form for use
war that is about to leave the naval base in Charleston ,
in South Carolina, directed to the port of Cherbourg, France
. Li 'will be treated to make fuel for nuclear reactors
commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy
.
According to notices from Greenpeace, the operation,
that in some respects and 'novel, and' extremely risky
and transport was a target for terrorist attacks
. The environmental organization
reconstructs the movement of plutonium in powder form, providing information that
and 'impossible to verify in an official way.
The radioactive material 'party by land
laboratories of Los Alamos, New Mexico, three special vehicles equipped
armed escort, and it' arrived at one o'clock in the morning
local station in the Navy in Charleston, where '
ongoing Lopera loading on board a ship flying the British flag and
with armament.
Once you have crossed the Atlantic, plutonium,
unloaded in the port of Cherbourg, northern France, will be 'brought in by land
Caradache nuclear power station, near Marseille
. Here, it will be 'submitted by a company' public
the Areva / Cogema, a treatment to make it four
assembled fuel to power nuclear reactors. After that, the assembled
will return to Charleston and from there
reach their destinations on American soil.
United States does not have facilities suitable
the management of plutonium in dust and air transport
not 'allowed since it does not exist
containers capable of transporting radioactive material
and able to withstand any impact in the event of a disaster or an attack
.
The entire operation is part
in international agreements to dismantle nuclear warheads based on plutonium obsolete
or removed in the implementation of disarmament treaties. But
analysis of Greenpeace, there 'is a risk that it promotes
instead of countering nuclear proliferation.
The U.S. Department of Energy, responsible
operation, maintains silence on the costs and says
Greenpeace, he has not 'bothered to prepare an environmental impact study
for the area of Charleston.
According to Greenpeace, the operation presents the greatest risks in particular during transport and on French soil in the Central Caradache, closed in 2003 for a
leakage of radioactive material and re-telling the ambientalistiproprio
for the processing of cargo coming from
United States.